When U Call EP [label sleeve]
- Record label
- Shall Not Fade
- Catalog Number
- SNF067
- Release Date
- February 25th 2022
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | When U Call | 5:52 | ||
| A2 | OCB | 5:49 | ||
| B1 | Start Over | 5:36 | ||
| B2 | Move With Me | 7:06 |
1-800 Girls makes his eagerly awaited return to the Shall Not Fade catalog with a 4-track tribute to the early-hours ravers. With skittering drums, synth plucks and peppers of whimsical vocals, When U Call EP captures a sound at once blissfully nostalgic to 90s rave, and boldly forward-facing in its mutation of today's scene-defining sounds of UK Bass. Although barely discernible underneath off-kilter synth stabs and squelching drums, Burial-esque vocal chops do their best to haunt the title track, colouring it with both a sense of melancholy and deliverance. On that same note, enter "OCB". Its stripped-back successor is equally as moody yet somewhat more modest with a mournful melody and minimal drums. The aptly-named "Start Over" welcomes a switch in mood. With high-pitched staccato vocals and an up-beat drum pattern, its trancey-tempered quality is not a million miles away from the music of Overmono. Finally, listeners of the EP's closer "Move With Me" need little more than the title's instruction as its 150 BPM and pop-adjacent vocals do all the talking. When U Call EP drops February 11th via Shall Not Fade.